UCLA Children's Book Collection

The Broken vase -- Little Bertram -- Elm Tree Hall -- Belleville School -- Honest poverty -- Integrity, and its reward
Topics: Conduct of life, Children -- Conduct of life, Children's stories

California Digital Library

9,891 9.9K

Nursery conversations with children of three and four years of age

1816 1816

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Contemporary green printed wrappers
Topic: Children -- Conduct of life

California Digital Library

1,368 1.4K

The lost legends of the nursery songs

1870 1870

by Clark, Mary Senior; Harral, Horace

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Green cloth over boards, blocked in gold, black, and blind; all edges gilt
Topic: Children's stories, English

California Digital Library

2,202 2.2K

Alice and other fairy plays for children

1881 1881

by Freiligrath-Kroeker, Kate, 1845-1904; Sibree, Mary

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Alice -- Snowdrop -- The bear prince -- Jack and the princess who never laughed
Topics: Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898, Children's plays

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2,988 3.0K

Stories for the household

1891 1891

by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875; Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894; Bayes, Alfred Walter, 1832-1909; Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905; Dalziel, George, 1815-1902

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Publisher's rust diagonal fine-ribbed cloth over bevelled boards, blocked in gold and black; all edges gilt
Topic: Children's stories, Danish

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12,378 12K

Hop o' my Thumb

Apr 8, 1890 04/90

by Perrault, Charles, 1628-1703

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Unable to feed his seven sons, a poor woodcutter decides to leave them in the forest to die but Hop o' my Thumb, the youngest and smallest, finds a way to rescue his brothers, defeat an ogre, and gain a fortune
Topics: Filicide, Giants

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1,991 2.0K

Letters on the improvement of the mind : addressed to a young lady ...

1786 1786

by Chapone, Mrs. (Hester), 1727-1801

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Dark brown calf over boards
Topics: Conduct of life, Women -- Education

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6,461 6.5K

Mother Goose's melodies. : The only pure edition. Containing all that have ever come to light of her memorable writings, together with those which have been discovered among the mss. of Herculaneum, likewise every one recently found in the same stone box which hold [sic] the golden plates of the Book of Mormon. The whole compared, revised, and sanctioned, by one of the annotators of the Goose family. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1833, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts

1833 1833

by Bowen, Abel, 1790-1850, engraver; Dearborn, Nathaniel, 1786-1852, engraver; Childs, Shubael D., engraver

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favorite 15

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Yellow printed and illustrated wrappers and title: "Goose's melodies. Complete. With annotations. The only pure edition
Topic: Nursery rhymes

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13,978 14K

Little Lord Fauntleroy

1886 1886

by Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924; Birch, Reginald Bathurst, 1856-1943

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Osborne Coll.
Topics: Altruism, Conduct of life, Family, Grandparent and child

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20,171 20K

Christmas roses

1886 1886

by Lawson, Lizzie; Mack, Robert Ellice

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Dust jacket; quarter green linen and green illustrated paper inscription dated Christmas, 1886
( 5 reviews )

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13,555 14K

What the moon saw : and other tales

1866 1866

by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875; Dulcken, H. W. (Henry William), 1832-1894; Bayes, Alfred Walter, 1832-1909; Dalziel, Edward, 1817-1905; Dalziel, George, 1815-1902

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Osborne Coll.
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Children's stories, Danish

California Digital Library

3,595 3.6K

The Twelve months of the year : with a picture for each month ; adapted to northern latitudes

Apr 6, 1860 04/60

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Bib. Amer. imprints to 1901
Topics: Months, Sunday school literature

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6,432 6.4K

Anyhow stories : moral and otherwise

1882 1882

by Clifford W. K., Mrs., d. 1929; Stanley, Dorothy, Lady, d. 1926

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Publisher's beige cloth over boards, blocked in brown
Topics: Conduct of life, Children's stories, English

California Digital Library

6,132 6.1K

Ali Baba, or, The forty thieves

Mar 24, 1840 03/40

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Publisher's cream printed wrappers, illustrated in colors
Topic: Thieves

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1,466 1.5K

The Juvenile forget-me-not : a Christmas and New Year's present

1855 1855

by Bache, Anna; Mellen, Grenville, 1799-1841; Sedgwick, Charles, Mrs., 1791-1864; Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792; Westall, Richard, 1765-1836

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The mother's jewel / by the author of "The brothers" -- Sweet stream -- Stanzas / by Miss Elizabeth M. Allison -- The would-be-genteel lady / by Mrs. Charles Sedgwick -- At home / by Mrs. Anna Bache -- To the whip-poor-will -- The child's best friend -- Napoeon and the iron crown / by Grenville Mellen -- The Barlow knife / by Robert Jonathan -- Gertrude / by Miss A. D. Woodbridge -- Sodus Bay -- Mary Wallace : a juvenile story -- The Genoese emigrant / by Miss E. M. Allison -- Sonnet...
( 1 reviews )

Young Research Library Department of Special Collections

3,463 3.5K

The pachuco era : catalog of an exhibit, University Research Library, September-December 1990

1990 1990

by Luckenbill, Dan; University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections

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Bibliography: p. 14
Topic: Mexican Americans

California Digital Library

4,138 4.1K

Fabulae Aesopi selectae or, Select fables of Aesop : with an English translation, more literal than any yet extant, designed for the readier instruction of beginners in the Latin tongue

1787 1787

by Clarke, H

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Brown cloth over boards. Inscriptions on paste-downs. Rare bookseller's blurb pasted on upper paste-down
Topic: Animals

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6,639 6.6K

A treatise on adulterations of food and culinary poisons : exhibiting the fraudulent sophistications of bread, beer, wine, spirituous liquors, tea, coffee, cream, confectionery, vinegar, mustard, pepper, cheese, olive oil, pickles and other articles employed in domestic economy ; and methods of detecting them

1820 1820

by Accum, Friedrich Christian, 1769-1838

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1 p. l., xvi, 372 p. ; 20 cm
Topics: Food adulteration and inspection, Food, Lead Poisoning, Food Poisoning

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3,484 3.5K

Happy child life : in pictures

Apr 18, 1875 04/75

by Pletsch, Oscar, 1830-1888; Heaton, Charles, Mrs., 1836-1883

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Washing baby -- Infancy -- Spitz's education -- The organ boy -- Margaret's garden -- Little May -- Our baby-boy -- Little brook -- Pussy, dear pussy -- Margaret's music -- Summer-time -- First love -- The army's return -- Lady Tabbyskin's ball -- Off to the war -- The fall -- A village maid was I -- The old mill -- Little Daisy
Topics: Illustrated children's books, Children's poetry, English

California Digital Library

2,523 2.5K

The life and adventures of Robin Hood

Apr 27, 1878 04/78

by Marsh, John B., b. 1835

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Publisher's reddish-purple fine diagonal grain cloth over bevelled boards, blocked in blind, black, and gold
Topics: Robin Hood (Legendary character), Legends -- England, Chivalry

California Digital Library

1,084 1.1K

Some little people

1881 1881

by Kringle, George; Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901

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Blue diagonal fine rib cloth over boards. Blocked in gold and black with 2 rectangular printed paper onlays. Lower board blocked in blind
Topics: Impulsive personality, Children -- England London, Children -- Conduct of life

California Digital Library

880 880

The story of Griselda : a tale for the nursery : with three copper-plates

1809 1809

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Moon, M. Tabart
Topics: Husband and wife, Domestic relations, Women -- Conduct of life, Obedience

California Digital Library

2,730 2.7K

Nursery lessons : in words of one syllable

1838 1838

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Gumuchian
Topics: Conduct of life, Children's stories

California Digital Library

2,129 2.1K

Pets and playmates

May 3, 1895 05/95

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Quarter green cloth and illustrated paper over boards
Topics: Picture books for children, Children's prose poems

California Digital Library

3,137 3.1K

The magic ring : and other Oriental fairy tales

1861 1861

by Bobbett & Hooper; Bross, Robert S., b. ca. 1831; Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803; Orr, Nathaniel; Thwaites, William H

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Green honeycomb grain cloth over boards, blocked in blind; spine blocked in gold; yellow endpapers

California Digital Library

1,864 1.9K

The dandy's perambulations : embellished with sixteen caricature engravings

1821 1821

by Cruikshank, Robert, 1789-1856

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Blue stiff wrappers; printed paper onlay with title on upper wrapper
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Dandies, Humorous poetry, English

California Digital Library

1,514 1.5K

A good book

1834 1834

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The original American -- The fox -- The Ten Commandments -- The Hottentots -- The English -- The Chinese
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Conduct of life, Manners and customs

California Digital Library

945 945

May Day, or, Anecdotes of Lydia Lively : intended to improve and amuse the rising generation

1793 1793

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Gumuchian
Topics: Conduct of life, Girls -- Conduct of life

California Digital Library

3,536 3.5K

A picture-book of merry tales

1860 1860

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Osborne Coll.
Topics: Picture books for children, Children's stories

California Digital Library

2,157 2.2K

The Royal primer; or, An easy and pleasant guide to the art of reading. Authoriz'd by His Majesty King George II. To be used throughout His Majesty's dominions. Adorn'd with cuts

1776 1776

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Imperfect copy: p. 25-72 wanting
Topic: Readers (Primary)

California Digital Library

1,524 1.5K

Stories for little children

1812 1812

by Hayes, Mother

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Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books
Topics: Children -- Conduct of life, Children's stories

California Digital Library

2,044 2.0K

Tabart's collection of popular stories for the nursery : from the French, Italian, and old English writers

1804 1804

by Godwin, William, 1756-1836

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(from t.p.) v. 1. Whittington and his cat. The children in the wood. Peronella. Fortunatus. Griselda. The white cat. Robin Hood -- v. 2. Little Red Riding Hood. Toads and diamonds. Blue Beard. Puss in boots. The sleeping beauty in the wood. Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper. Riquet with the tuft. Hop o' my thumb. Beauty and the Beast. Fortunio -- v. 3. Jack the giant killer. Tom Thumb. Goody Two Shoes. Tommy Two Shoes. The seven champions of Christendom. Valentine and Orson
Topic: Children's stories

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10,899 11K

Very short stories and verses for children

1886 1886

by Clifford, W. K., Mrs., d. 1929; Campbell, Edith

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Publisher's blue illustrated cloth blocked in black and gold. Purchase, Robert Temple. Gift of the Friends of CBC
Topics: Children's stories, English, Children's poetry, English

California Digital Library

8,556 8.6K

The wooden bowl

1892 1892

by James, T. H., Mrs

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No. 16 in a collection of sixteen, in two slipcases. [Japanese fairy tale collection]
Topics: Beauty, Personal, Folklore -- Japan

Young Research Library Department of Special Collections

5,441 5.4K

'The Wilamowitz in me': 100 letters between Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff and Paul Friedländer (1904-1931)

1999 1999

by Buckler, Caroline; Calder, William M. (William Musgrave), 1932-; Huss, Bernhard

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Includes bibliographical references
Topics: Friedländer, Paul, 1882-1968, Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, Ulrich von, 1848-1931

California Digital Library

1,616 1.6K

Curious creatures

1898 1898

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Publisher's chromolithographed wrappers
Topic: Animals

California Digital Library

3,338 3.3K

A book of fables

1859 1859

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The fox and the cock -- The giant and the dwarf -- The partridge and her young -- The cock and the jewel -- The dog and the shadow -- The dog and the rat -- The beaver and the fly -- The peaches -- The canary-bird and the wasp -- The quarrel among the beasts -- The dog with his master's dinner -- The pigs
Topic: Conduct of life

California Digital Library

2,275 2.3K

The death and burial of Cock Robin : as taken from the original manuscript, in the possession of Master Meanwell

Apr 13, 1780 04/80

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Gumuchian
Topic: Birds

California Digital Library

1,932 1.9K

Pettijohn's kindergarten games, and how to play them

1900 1900

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Self wrappers
Topics: Cereal products, Nursery rhymes, American, Bears

California Digital Library

1,023 1.0K

Something for a wet day, or, Uncle Jack's assortment

Apr 15, 1895 04/95

by Hoyer, M. A. (Maria A.)

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Quarter green cloth and illustrated paper over boards
Topic: Children's stories

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2,674 2.7K

The Swiss family Robinson : in words of one syllable

Apr 6, 1879 04/79

by Wyss, Johann David, 1743-1818; I. F. M

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Spec. Coll. copy 1 = Publisher's green sand grain cloth over bevelled boards, blocked in blind, black, and gold; rectangular color printed paper onlay on upper board, repeats plate facing p. 16; edged in red; brown coated endpapers. Inscription in ink at head of flyleaf: Bessie. VII. 1879. Purple inkstamp on flyleaf: H.A. Palmer, Berkeley, California
Topic: Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc

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1,560 1.6K

The life and death of Cock Robin

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Publisher's printed peach wrappers
Topic: Birds

California Digital Library

1,003 1.0K

Willie and the mortage, showing how much may be accomplished by a boy

1854 1854

by Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879

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160 p. 17 cm
Topic: Children's stories

California Digital Library

6,507 6.5K

The crooked man and other rhymes

1851 1851

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NUC pre-1956
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Children's poetry

California Digital Library

1,217 1.2K

Three little kittens and, Mr Fox

1864 1864

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Publisher's peach wrappers printed in red and blue; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
Topics: Cats, Kittens, Foxes

California Digital Library

3,442 3.4K

The coach that Nap ran from : an epic poem in twelve books : illustrated with twelve coloured engravings : price one shilling and sixpence; or, embellished with a ticket of admission to the exhibition Buonaparte's military carriage, at the London Museum : price two shillings

1816 1816

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Publisher's buff printed wrappers
( 1 reviews )
Topic: Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

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2,785 2.8K

The courtship and marriage of Cock Robin and Jenny Wren

1859 1859

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Publisher's printed green wrappers; title vignette repeated on upper wrapper
( 2 reviews )
Topic: Birds

California Digital Library

3,040 3.0K

Robin Hood and his merry foresters

1841 1841

by Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895; Day & Haghe; Gilbert, John, Sir, 1817-1897

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Forest-green diagonal fine-ribbed cloth over boards, blocked in gold and blind
Topics: Robin Hood (Legendary character), Outlaws, Sherwood Forest (England) -- Juvenile literature

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1,947 1.9K

Lessons from women's lives

1877 1877

by Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879

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Joan of Arc--Anne Boleyn--Queen Elizabeth--Pocahontas--Lucy Hutchinson--Christina--Lady Mary Wortley Montagu--Mrs. Barbauld--Hannah More--Madame de Stael--Miss Edgeworth--Charlotte Corday--Lady Jane Grey--Sarah Martin--Grace Darling
Topic: Women

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4,781 4.8K

A apple pie and other nursery tales : forty-eight pages of illustrations : printed in colours by Kronheim & Co

Apr 18, 1870 04/70

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The history of A apple pie -- Miss Pussycat's tea party -- This little pig went to market -- Nursery rhymes -- The three bears -- Little Red Riding-Hood

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2,695 2.7K

The old story books of England : illustrated with twelve pictures by eminent artists

1845 1845

by Thoms, William John, 1803-1885; Absolon, John, 1815-1895; Franklin, John, fl. 1800-1861; Tayler, Frederick, 1802-1898

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The famous history of Guy Earl of Warwick -- The gallant history of Bevis of Southampton -- History of Tom Hickathrift the Conqueror -- The famous story of Friar Bacon -- A true tale of Robin Hood -- A merry tale of the king and the cobbler -- The sweet and pleasant tale of patient Grissel -- The romantic story of the princess Rosetta -- The mad pranks of Robin Goodfellow -- The rarest ballad that ever was seen of the blind beggar's daughter of Bethnal Green -- The doleful story of the babes in...
Topics: Tales -- Great Britain, Folklore -- Great Britain, genealogy

California Digital Library

3,136 3.1K

The adventures of Harry Marline; or, Notes from an American midshipman's lucky bag

1885 1885

by Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891

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Brick red cloth over boards, blocked in black and gold
Topics: Midshipmen, Adventure and adventurers

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3,738 3.7K

A Treasury of pleasure books for young people

1856 1856

by Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895; Absolon, John, 1815-1895; Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874; Wehnert, Edward Henry, 1813-1868; Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906

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Half red calf and plum cloth over boards. Ex libris C.K. Ogden. Inscription in pencil dated 1870, on upper free endpaper
Topics: Nursery rhymes, Children's stories

California Digital Library

3,477 3.5K

Mother Goose : or, The old nursery rhymes

1881 1881

by Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901, ill; Evans, Edmund, 1826-1905

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Osborne Coll.
Topics: Nursery rhymes, Children's poetry

California Digital Library

2,005 2.0K

Gertie's sun flower

1881 1881

by Mabel, [pseud.]; Lambert, George

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Publisher's chromolithographed illustrated paper over boards
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Sunflowers, Conduct of life

California Digital Library

1,352 1.4K

A week at Glenville

1848 1848

by Lloyd, Sarah

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The story of Jane Birman and Emma Elwin -- The story of the magic flute -- The story of Quintin, and the blacksmith -- The true story of an Italian painter -- Leonardo da Vinci -- Benjamin West -- The silver tankard -- The heroine of Siberia
Topic: Children's stories

California Digital Library

2,833 2.8K

The story of the two bulls : with original engravings

1856 1856

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Publisher's printed cream wrappers; poem on lower wrapper
Topic: Pride and vanity

California Digital Library

2,010 2.0K

A day's pleasure; or, The half-holiday adventures of some little people

1883 1883

by Geikie, Evelyn Cunningham

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Inscription in ink on free end paper, dated "Christmas 1886"
Topic: Children's stories

California Digital Library

2,359 2.4K

Old farm fairies : a summer campaign in Brownieland against King Cobweaver's pixies : a story for young people

1895 1895

by McCook, Henry C. (Henry Christopher), 1837-1911

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Publisher's green hatch grain cloth over boards, blocked in blind, black, white, and orange
Topic: Spiders

California Digital Library

3,336 3.3K

Franklin's Way to wealth, or, Poor Richard improved : to which is added How to make much of a little, by Bob Short

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by Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Short, Bob

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Publisher's yellow printed stiff wrappers; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
Topics: Success, Conduct of life, Aphorisms and apothegms, Maxims, American

California Digital Library

4,376 4.4K

Tales of the Arabs : containing the stories of The merchant and the genie, The old man and the bitch, The old man and the two black dogs, The fisherman, The Grecian king and the physician Douban, The husband and the parrot, [and] The history of the king of the Black Isles

1810 1810

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Publisher's printed tan stiff wrappers; wood-engraved vignette on upper wrapper; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
Topics: Arabs, Tales -- Arab countries, Fairy tales -- Arab countries

California Digital Library

2,755 2.8K

The wise boys : or, The entertaining histories of Fred. Forethought, Matt. Merrythought, Luke Lovebook, and Ben. Bee

May 23, 1842 05/42

by Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879

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Illustrated tan wrappers, printed in orange. Inscription "This book was the property of William Turner Clarke younger brother of Amanda F. Todd. He died at the age of nine years" on upper free endpaper. Ex libris Bernard M. Meeks
( 1 reviews )
Topics: Conduct of life, Boys

California Digital Library

6,141 6.1K

Youth's golden cycle; or, round the globe in sixty chapters: showing how to get on in the world, with hints on success in life; examples of successful men; the blessings of loving mothers, careful housewives, clean, cozy homes...ballads, poetry, fiction, etc., etc

1884 1884

by Fraser, John Foster

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Brown cloth over boards blocked in black and gold; marbled edges
Topics: Children's stories, Conduct of life

California Digital Library

5,162 5.2K

Moral and entertaining stories, for youth

1804 1804

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Gumuchian
Topics: Conduct of life, Children's stories, English

California Digital Library

2,545 2.5K

The birthday gift

1845 1845

by Parley, Peter

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A star of chivalry -- James the first -- The princely brothers -- The golden eagle -- The two friends -- Self-preservation -- How elephants cross rivers -- Paul Peregrine -- Chevy Chase -- Story of a desert -- Natural history: butterflies -- Natural history: bees -- Song to the bee -- Something about the stuff that life is made of -- Something about building -- Natural history: the cuttlefish -- Natural history: the nautilus -- Paul Peregrine (continued) -- Wonders of geology -- Paul Peregrine...
Topics: Children's stories, Natural history

California Digital Library

1,658 1.7K

Dolly's doings

Apr 1, 1890 04/90

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Dolly's doings -- A sad accident -- Playtime -- A little tale
Topic: Children's poetry, English

California Digital Library

1,717 1.7K

Fables for the nursery : original and select

1846 1846

by Traill, Catherine Parr Strickland, 1802-1899

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Textured black cloth over boards, blocked in blind and gold. Inscription dated 1846 on upper free endpaper. Some illustrations are hand-colored. Ex libris May & George Shiers
Topic: Conduct of life

California Digital Library

4,610 4.6K

The fox and the geese : an ancient nursery tale

Apr 3, 1848 04/48

by Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906

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John McLoughlin publisher's yellow printed wrappers; vignette on upper wrapper is hand-colored; publisher's advertisement on lower wrapper
Topics: Foxes, Geese, Conduct of life

California Digital Library

1,124 1.1K

Play hours, or, The happy children : intended for those under ten years of age

1842 1842

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NUC pre-1956
Topics: Children -- Conduct of life, Conduct of life

California Digital Library

1,938 1.9K

Pleasing stories for good children : with pictures

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Little Jane and the poor man -- The rude girl -- The cruel boy -- The school room -- Jane Thompson -- The passionate boy -- Against getting angry
Topics: Children -- Conduct of life, Children's stories

California Digital Library

1,715 1.7K

New juvenile scrap book : a collection of most interesting tales and narratives, for the entertainment and instruction of young people

1837 1837

by Cecil, Charles, Mrs; Beechey, William, Sir, 1753-1839; Corbould, Richard, 1757-1831; Finden, Edward Francis, 1791-1857; Mulready, William, 1786-1863; Rolls, Charles, b. 1800; Ross, William Charles, Sir, 1794-1860; Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793-1867; Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878

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Dark gray-green hatch-grain cloth over boards, blocked in gold and blind; all edges gilt
Topics: Children's stories, Conduct of life, Gift books

California Digital Library

3,452 3.5K

Kachi-Kachi Mountain

1892 1892

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No. 5 in a collection of sixteen, in two slipcases. [Japanese fairy tale collection]
( 2 reviews )
Topics: Deception, Revenge, Cannibalism, Badgers -- Japan, Folklore -- Japan

California Digital Library

1,169 1.2K

The juvenile scrap-book and youth's annual

1839 1839

by Bouilly, Jean Nicolas, 1763-1842; Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881; Jerram, Mrs. (Jane Elizabeth Holmes)

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The holidays / Jane Taylor -- The diamond / Jane E. Holmes -- What is death / Mrs. Gilman -- The foster sisters -- The lady-bug and the ant / Mrs. Sigourney -- Nursery discipline / related by Miss Fanny H. -- The hand-post / Jane Taylor -- The gipsey / related by Miss Harriett S. -- The milkmaid -- Prince Chao Kang -- Immortality -- The arm chair -- Emblems -- The louis d'or / J. N. Bouilly -- Early rising -- Little ears / Mrs. S. C. Hall -- The mother tried / Mrs. S. C. Hall
Topics: Children's stories, Children's poetry

California Digital Library

2,966 3.0K

Aesop's fables

1895 1895

by Robinson, Charles

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Children's literature emerged as a distinct and independent genre only a little more than two centuries ago. Prior to the mid-eighteenth century, books were rarely created specifically for children, and children's reading was generally confined to literature intended for their education and moral edification rather than for their amusement. Religious works, grammar books, and "courtesy books" (which offered instruction on proper behavior) were virtually the only early books directed at children. In these books illustration played a relatively minor role, usually consisting of small woodcut vignettes or engraved frontispieces created by anonymous illustrators.
New attitudes toward children and their education began to develop in the late seventeenth century, when many educators appealed for greater consideration of children's distinctive needs and when the notion of pleasure in learning was becoming more widely accepted. By the early eighteenth century interest in children's literature (and a rise in literacy) led to new markets and a flourishing of new publishers, particularly in England. Innovations in typography and printing allowed greater freedom in reproducing art through engraving, woodcut, etching, and aquatint, although illustrators were still largely anonymous and illustrations confined to frontispieces.

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Addeddate: 2009-04-02 19:42:02

Collection: texts

Identifier: yrlsc_childrens

Mediatype: collection

Publicdate: 2009-04-02 19:42:37

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Title: UCLA Children's Book Collection

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